Results 1-20 of 199 for cork speaker:Dara Calleary

Report of the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Motion (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...as the USA and Australia using its incredibly innovative autonomous vessels. I had the pleasure of visiting the company last year. Exceedence Limited was successfully spun out of University College Cork’s environmental research institute, produces innovative software to simplify the process of planning, building and running a large offshore wind farm. Subsea Micropiles of Dublin...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Prison Service (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...support the rehabilitation of those in custody. To ensure we have the capacity needed to provide that safe and secure custody, we have modernised the Mountjoy complex, constructed a new prison in Cork and provided additional prisoner accommodation in Midlands Prison. Capacity across the prison estate has been increased by in excess of 200 new spaces in recent years through the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (2 May 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...new special schools opening this school year, 390 new special classes, which break down to 254 at primary and 136 at post-primary level, have been sanctioned by the NCSE for opening this school year. Of these, 76 are in Cork, 52 at primary level and 24 at post-primary level. This brings to 496 the number of special classes in County Cork, 351 at primary and 145 at post-primary level. ...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Personal Injuries Assessment Board (23 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...policy. The agency can be contacted by phone at 0818 829 121 or by email at enquiries@piab.ie. Complaints can also be sent in writing to the Injuries Resolution Board at P.O. Box 8, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, P85 YH98. The agency will respond to any complaint or query received and are committed to being open and honest with all claimants. If someone is not satisfied with how the agency...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Services (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...through a myriad of different forms. I keep coming back to this, but we have made the increased cost of business grant as easy to access as possible. I have given Deputy Moynihan the figures for Cork. In Cork county, 12,000 are eligible. In County Kildare, it is applicable to 4,980 businesses and as of now just over 1,400 have applied. In County Carlow, it is applicable to 1,579...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Enterprise Support Services (18 Apr 2024)

Dara Calleary: ...locally-traded sector. We are currently rolling out the increased cost of business grant, which up to 129,000 businesses across the country can seek to benefit from. In the Deputy's county of Cork, more than 12,000 businesses are eligible to apply. As of this week, 2,500 of them can apply. I reiterate the Minister's call for businesses to engage with this and comment that this is an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Ireland-Canada Trade Relations: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Dara Calleary: We had some very good meetings, many of which were actually in Cork, which seems to have a good Canadian presence. I will do my best for the people of Cork.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Sep 2023)

Dara Calleary: ... VALUE Carlow 134 €9,263,536 Cavan 133 €9,814,879 Clare 322 €17,971,959 Cork 1237 €89,790,750 Donegal 501 €28,609,243 Dublin 2134 €199,138,540 ...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (5 Jul 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...ú. I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Education and it gives the Department of Education a chance to set out to the House the position with regard to post-primary school places in east Cork for September 2023 and onwards. As the Deputy knows, the Department of Education divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a geographical information...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Enrolments (5 Jul 2023)

Dara Calleary: I believe the Department and the Deputy are at one in this regard. There is an ambitious and extensive capital investment programme occurring in east Cork at the moment and will be the envy of many areas in the country in respect of the size of the schools I outlined earlier. In fairness to management and to school principals, they are still working behind closed doors right across the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Development (8 Mar 2023)

Dara Calleary: I am more than happy to work with the Deputy to facilitate that. The first place to start is with Cork County Council to see what available serviced land it has. Once we have an audit of available serviced land, we will engage with IDA Ireland and other enterprise agencies such as Enterprise Ireland and the Cork local enterprise office regarding available opportunities in Charleville. IDA...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Industrial Development (8 Mar 2023)

Dara Calleary: ...IDA multinational clients in Ireland reached 301,475, the highest foreign direct investment employment level ever, with employment growth in foreign direct investment companies recorded in every region of the country. Charleville and Cork County are marketed by the IDA as part of the wider south region, which includes County Kerry as well as Cork. There are 229 IDA companies in this...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (13 Dec 2022)

Dara Calleary: I understand that the Deputy is referring to both Enterprise Ireland’s Cork office and the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs) in Cork. There are currently 20 staff employed at Enterprise Ireland’s Cork regional office. The staff cover a wide remit of interests to serve County Cork and the Southwest region generally. There are also currently 28 staff based in the Cork Local...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (8 Nov 2022)

Dara Calleary: ... 17 27 19 63 Cavan 25 15 29 69 Clare 37 62 30 129 Cork 219 207 168 594 Donegal 49 44 48 141 Dublin 857 934 821 2,612 ...

Public Transport: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...over the next ten years. The substantial investment in transport in recent years, and the planned ramping up of major projects such as BusConnects in every city, Connecting Ireland in rural areas, the Cork area commuter rail programme, the DART+ project and MetroLink means that the national public transport landscape will continue to transform for the better in the coming years. Under...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Help Service (31 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: ...in staff and in recruiting more staff. I acknowledge the work that the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, has done in this area. Last Jul,y she launched four pilot schemes in CHOs in Galway, Cork, Dublin and Westmeath. How are they progressing and what differences have been picked up between those pilot schemes and the roll-out of the current scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Mar 2022)

Dara Calleary: ..., which Mr. Logue put in context, would look at the Atlantic economic corridor. That seems to have slipped down the priority list of this Government. I am referring to the corridor from Derry to Cork. For that to be successful, it needs a cohesive rail line and service. I welcome Mr. Mulligan's reiteration that these two services can operate alongside each other. My worry is that if...

Recovery of Tourism and Aviation: Statements (7 Oct 2021)

Dara Calleary: ...doing so in a very focused manner. I congratulate Pádraig Ó Céidigh and wish him every success. Is fear iontach agus Éireannach iontach é, agus níl aon dabht agam ach go ndéanfaidh sé an-jab. As Shannon and Cork airports, two State-owned airports, in whatever capacity, are pulled into the regional airports programme, I ask the Minister not to let...

National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)

Dara Calleary: ...doing enormous work on the national development plan in the coming weeks. The Minister and I have discussed how the kinds of infrastructural developments announced yesterday in rail programmes for Cork, Galway, Waterford and Limerick need to be replicated. We need to see the western rail project commenced and in the national development plan. The projects announced yesterday do not have...